Clinical Lead (Full-Time), AOD, Te Whatu Ora Senior Medical OfficerClinical Lead In the field of Mental Health & Co-existing Drug and Alcohol problems We a seeking to appoint a Senior Medical Officer who has experience and interest in the field of Mental Health & Co-existing Drug and Alcohol problems Help us transform the way that we respond to the mental health and Co-Existing Drug and Alcohol Problems (CEP) needs of our communities in Counties Manukau. This role provides coaching, and clinical oversight, mentoring of our workforce and leads to the development of our CEP capability within our mental health teams and service pathways.
Here at Counties Manukau Health, we are working to transform the way that we and our system works, to better meet the mental health and CEP needs of our population. We want people with CEP and mental illness to live longer, healthier lives.
We are passionate about the need to do more to better meet our population's needs and our designated AOD/CEP team has space for a new Clinical Leader & SMO to lead the team. Our Multi-disciplinary team of AOD/CEP practitioners provides; coaching and mentoring to our workforce, co-case work management, shared care and consultation. The team liaises and networks across the CEP continuum.
The Clinical Lead reports to the Clinical Director of Mental Health and Addictions, and is an active member of Clinical Governance, Service Leadership, Adverse Events Committee and Service Development. This role is based at Lambie drive, while your Consultation and Liaison work will take you across our range of community locations, with most of your time spent away from your 'home' base.
As the clinical lead you will have Vocational registration with the Medical Council of New Zealand and, preferably, will be a Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (or equivalent) or a Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (FAChAM) (or equivalent).
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If you are a passionate, kind SMO and are determined to make a difference, and are interested in learning more about this role please contact Ian for a chat on 0211992562 or email at ****** You can also apply on line at https://careers.countiesmanukau.health.nz/working-here/
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.
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